(Paperback)

THE SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 WINNER OF THE POL ROGER DUFF COOPER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE

Eleven years when Britain had no king.

(Hardback)

THE SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 WINNER OF THE POL ROGER DUFF COOPER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE

Eleven years when Britain had no king.

(Hardback)

Tells the story of how Charles II, from his inauspicious accession, triumphed as a king and conducted his daily life - the fabric of monarchy he so successfully recreated. This book argues that he combined natural charm and charisma with a belief in the theatre of majesty reclaiming the grandeur to which English monarchy owes its survival.

(Paperback)

The Tower of London has over two million visitors a year, with the Crown Jewels as its centrepiece. This title provides the history of the Crown Jewels, the most famous jewelry collection in the world.

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

From the 12th-century spoon used for the anointing at the coronation to the platinum crown created for Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 1937, the Crown Jewels' story is that of the English monarchy itself. This book tells the story of the development of the collection from the medieval period onwards.

(Hardback, Special edition)

From the 12th-century spoon used for the anointing at the coronation to the platinum crown created for Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 1937, the story of the Crown Jewels is that of the English monarchy itself. This book tells the story of the development of the collection from the medieval period onwards.